比分 meaning in English

bǐfēn

score (of a game or competition)

HSK 4noun8 strokes

Meaning of 比分

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bǐfēn

score (of a game or competition)

How to use 比分

比分 refers to the score between two sides in a game, usually written like 2比1 (èr bǐ yī), where 比 means "to" in the score. It often appears with verbs like 领先 (lead) or 扳平 (tie). Example: 现在比分是多少？ (Xiànzài bǐfēn shì duōshao?) What is the score now?

比 (bǐ) means to compare, and 分 (fēn) means points. When you compare the points of two teams, you get the 比分, the score.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 分数 (fēnshù) and 比分 interchangeably, but 分数 is a single person's mark or grade, like on a test, while 比分 is the score between two sides. Also keep 分 in first tone here, not the fourth tone fèn.

比分 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

中zhōng场chǎng比bǐ分fēn是shì多duō少shǎo？

What was the score at halftime?

比bǐ赛sài以yǐ平píng局jú结jié束shù，最zuì后hòu比bǐ分fēn是shì二èr比bǐ二èr。

The game ended in a draw, and the final score was 2-2.

我wǒ觉jué得de巴bā塞sāi罗luó那nà和hé皇huáng家jiā马mǎ德dé里lǐ的de最zuì终zhōng比bǐ分fēn将jiāng会huì是shì二èr比bǐ零líng。

I think the final score between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be 2-0.

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比 bǐ · to compare · 4 strokes

分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 比分.

分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
部分	bùfen	part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
比如	bǐrú	for example; for instance; such as
一部分	yī bùfen	portion; part of
十分	shífēn	very; completely
分开	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
大部分	dàbùfen	the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
比如说	bǐrú shuō	for example
分数	fēnshù	(exam) grade; mark
比赛	bǐsài	competition (sports etc); match
比较	bǐjiào	to compare; to contrast
分别	fēnbié	to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart

Questions about 比分

What does 比分 mean?

比分 (bǐfēn) means "score (of a game or competition)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 比分?

比分 is made of 2 characters: 比 (4 strokes), 分 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 比分 an HSK word?

Yes. 比分 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do you say a score like 3 to 2 in Chinese?

You say 三比二 (sān bǐ èr) and write it as 3比2 or 3:2. The 比 here works like "to" in English.

How do you say the score is tied?

You can say 比分持平 (bǐfēn chípíng) or simply 平了 (píng le). To say a team tied the game, use 扳平比分 (bānpíng bǐfēn).